Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion
and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited financial
statements and the notes related thereto which are included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this
Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements.
Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including
those set forth under “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere
in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated in the
Cayman Islands on August 22, 2025, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization,
reorganization or other similar Business Combination with one or more businesses. We intend to effectuate our Business Combination using
cash derived from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Units held in the Trust Account, our
shares, debt or a combination of cash, shares and debt.
We expect to continue to incur significant costs
in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a business combination will be successful.
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Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor
generated any revenues to date. Our only activities from August 22, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025 were organizational activities,
those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, described below, and, after our Initial Public Offering, identifying a target
company for a business combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our Business Combination.
Subsequent to the Initial Public Offering, we generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held
in the Trust Account. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing
compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.
For the period from August 22, 2025 (inception)
through December 31, 2025, we had a net loss of $117,419, which consisted of formation, general, and administrative costs.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Until the consummation of the Initial Public Offering,
our only source of liquidity was an initial purchase of Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, by the Sponsor, and loans
from the Sponsor, which were repaid at the closing of the Initial Public Offering. As of December 31, 2025, we had no cash and a working
capital deficit of $351,878.
Subsequent to the period covered by this Annual
Report, on January 7, 2026, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 22,000,000 Units at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross
proceeds of $220,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 825,000
Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, in a private placement to the Sponsor and Clear Street, generating
gross proceeds of $8,250,000. Of those 825,000 Private Placement Units, the Sponsor purchased 530,000 Private Placement Units and Clear
Street purchased 295,000 Private Placement Units.
On January 24, 2026, the underwriters fully exercised
their over-allotment option, resulting in the sale on January 26, 2026 of an additional 3,300,000 Units for total gross proceeds of $33,000,000,
bringing the aggregate gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering to $253,000,000.
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering
(including the over-allotment option) and the private placement, a total of $253,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account. The proceeds
held in the Trust Account will be invested only in (i) U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of
the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under
the Investment Company Act, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, (ii) as uninvested cash, or (iii) an interest
or non-interest bearing bank demand deposit account at a U.S. chartered commercial bank, until the earlier of (i) the completion of a
Business Combination and (ii) liquidation and the distribution of the funds held in the Trust Account. To mitigate the risk that we might
be deemed to be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act, which risk increases the longer we hold investments
in the Trust Account, we may, at any time (and will no later than end of the completion window) instruct the trustee to liquidate the
investments held in the Trust Account and instead to hold the funds in the Trust Account in cash or in an interest bearing demand deposit
account. We incurred $15,735,399 of transaction costs, consisting of $4,400,000 of cash underwriting fee, $10,780,000 of deferred underwriting
commissions, and $555,399 of other offering costs.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds
held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (which interest shall be net of any
permitted withdrawals and excluding deferred underwriting commissions), to complete our Business Combination. To the extent that our share
capital or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the
Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions
and pursue our growth strategies.
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We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust
Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel
to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate
documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.
In order to finance transaction costs in connection
with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may,
but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required. If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would
repay the Working Capital Loans. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working
capital held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used to repay
the Working Capital Loans. Up to $2,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into Private Placement Units of the post-Business
Combination entity at a price of $10.00 per unit at the option of the lender. The units would be identical to the Private Placement Units.
Prior to the completion
of the Initial Public Offering and the full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option, we lacked the liquidity we
needed to sustain operations for a reasonable period of time, which is considered to be one year from the issuance date of the
financial statements. In connection with our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with ASC 205-40,
“Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern,” we have completed our Initial Public Offering and the full
exercise by the underwriters of their overallotment option, at which time the capital in excess of the funds deposited in Trust
Account and used to fund offering expenses was released to us for general capital purposes. We do not believe we will need to raise
additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, if our estimate of the costs of
identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual
amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our Business Combination.
Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our Business Combination or because we become obligated to
redeem a significant number of our public shares upon consummation of our Business Combination, in which case we may issue
additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities,
which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2025. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships
with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established
for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements,
established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.
Contractual Obligations
Administrative Support Agreement
The Company entered into an agreement with Art
Technology Sponsor, LLC, commencing on January 6, 2026 through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination
or its liquidation, to pay Art Technology Sponsor, LLC or its affiliate or designee a total of $30,000 per month for office space, utilities,
administrative and shared personnel support services. As of December 31, 2025, no amounts were incurred under this agreement.
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Service Agreement
The Company has agreed, commencing on October
1, 2025 through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination or its liquidation, to pay its Chief Operating
Officer up to $8,333 per month. For the period from August 22, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025, the Company incurred and paid
$25,000 under this agreement.
In addition, the Company
has agreed, commencing on January 5, 2026 through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination or its liquidation,
to pay its Chief Financial Officer up to $12,500 per month. As of December 31, 2025, no amounts were incurred under this agreement.
Underwriting Agreement
The underwriters were entitled to a cash underwriting
discount of $0.20 per Unit or $4,400,000 in the aggregate, which was paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The underwriters
were also entitled to deferred commissions of $0.40 per Unit from the gross proceeds of the 22,000,000 Units sold in the Initial Public
Offering, or $8,800,000 in the aggregate. In addition, the underwriters are also entitled to $0.60 per Unit from the gross proceeds of
the Units sold pursuant to the over-allotment option, or $1,980,000. The deferred commissions will be released to Clear Street for its
own account concurrently with completion of an initial Business Combination, but such deferred commissions shall be due and payable, with
respect to up to 75% of such deferred commissions, in the Company’s sole discretion.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related
disclosures in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the
periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have not identified any critical accounting estimates
as of December 31, 2025.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any recently
issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
As a smaller reporting company,
we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
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Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY
DATA.
This information appears following
Item 15 of this Annual Report and is included herein by reference.
Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH
ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.